Laurie McMillan and her mother Helen, founders of The Lindsay Foundation, were on hand for the Ride for the Bear event, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Laurie McMillan and her mother Helen, founders of The Lindsay Foundation, were on hand for the Ride for the Bear event, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 3.

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Nearly 100 bikers rode in the Ride for the Bear event to benefit The Lindsay Foundation on Saturday, Oct.3.

Nearly 100 bikers rode in the Ride for the Bear event to benefit The Lindsay Foundation on Saturday, Oct.3.

Photo: Stephanie Buckner

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The live auction, held to benefit The Lindsay Foundation, was a successful portion of the Ride for the Bear event on Saturday, Oct. 3.

The live auction, held to benefit The Lindsay Foundation, was a successful portion of the Ride for the Bear event on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Photo: Stephanie Buckner

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Bikers show support for children’s organization by riding ‘for the Bear’

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Motorcycles covered the parking lot at Cleveland Middle School on Saturday, Oct. 3 as bikers came in to enjoy barbecue following the Ride for the Bear motorcycle ride.

This marks the second year that The Lindsay Foundation has hosted a ride in the fall, as well as an annual spring ride.

“The weather was just perfect today,” said Helen McMillan, Lindsay’s grandmother and founder of the foundation, along with Lindsay’s mother, Laurie.

The Lindsay Foundation was created after the tragic passing of Lindsay in 1999. Laurie chose to turn her painful experience into an organization that strives to assist children with disabilities and special needs.

Lindsay passed away at 15 years old and both Helen and Laurie are aware of the many battles that parents of children with disabilities must fight to get their children all that they need.

“When we started this foundation, we were literally begging people to apply for help and to let us help them,” said Laurie.

The Lindsay Foundation now sees thousands of applications from families in need each year and is now a nationally recognized nonprofit.

The Ride for the Bear event is the organization’s lifeline, bringing in hundreds of individuals annually — all eager to ride together and show their support of the organization and its mission.